NRS History & Company Growth
Mark’s interest from a very early age in everything mechanical stemmed from family generations surrounding Haulage, Quarrying and mechanics, learning from how steam engines work to motor engines enabled his ambition to start driving and maintaining his own tipping wagon at 20.
Mark Ketcher General Haulage went from strength to strength, growing from one tipper to a small fleet of tippers and plant. From small golf course landscaping projects to larger former landfill sites for Biffa. Mark Ketcher General Haulage expanded from haulage to operating inert landfills. After running for a few years he out grew the sole trader status to form the NRS Group in 2005.
NRS Group continued to operate inert landfills when in 2011 they had the opportunity to purchase Saredon Quarry.
Now running a large fleet of vehicles ranging from tippers to concrete mixers, NRS also run some of the largest inert tipping facilities, quarrying and recycling aggregate production operations in the midlands and employs over 70 member of staff.
Mark had often referred to his business as his ‘main hobby’, which has enabled him to grow, whilst still enjoying his business. With a strong feeling towards treating people how he’d like to be treated NRS has a very low employee turnover.
Mark believes NRS are nothing without their customers and strives to offer the highest quality service from the very start to the very end of each job we undertake.
See the NRS History timeline and Mark being 4th generation to work in the haulage and quarrying industry.
Mark’s Great Grandad next to a haulage truck. Both Mark's Grandad and Great Grandad always worked in and around quarrying and the haulage industry.
Picture of vehicles taken at Bardon Hill Quarry where Mark's Great Grandad originally worked in the industry.
Mark's fathers first low loader vehicle, with his involvement in the Quarry and Haulage industry Mark was exposed to this area of work from a very early age.
Pictured is Mark's Brother in one of the vehicles his father was transporting. Mark's father used to transport plant and quarry machinery. Both Mark and his brother used to go with their father, whilst he was working, at any opportunity.
Mark and his brother pictured in front of a haulage vehicle. From an early age Mark had a keen interest in his father's work.
Mark's father at work delivering quarry plant and machinery.
Mark's father at work haulaging plant and machinery. Mark would go to work with his dad at any opportunity.
Mark's first time running his own business in the haulage and quarrying industry. Pictured is Mark's low loaders hauling plant and machinery.
Mark's first low loader set up, sub-contracting moving plant and equipment.
Mark is always striving to support the local community. Pictured is Mark and the Mayor of Solihull when NRS sponsored a local roundabout in the Midlands region.